Re: debootstrap as an valuable instructioanal experience

2015-02-22 Thread Bob Holtzman
On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 02:26:24PM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > Bob Holtzman wrote: > >On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 02:10:23PM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > >>Several months ago, when I was having problems with a very > >>customized install, I was pointed to debootstrap as an appropriate > >>tool. I

Re: debootstrap as an valuable instructioanal experience

2015-02-21 Thread Richard Owlett
Bob Holtzman wrote: On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 02:10:23PM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: Several months ago, when I was having problems with a very customized install, I was pointed to debootstrap as an appropriate tool. I finding that it will evidently give me not only the fine control and minimal f

Re: debootstrap as an valuable instructioanal experience

2015-02-21 Thread Bob Holtzman
On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 02:10:23PM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > Several months ago, when I was having problems with a very > customized install, I was pointed to debootstrap as an appropriate > tool. I finding that it will evidently give me not only the fine > control and minimal footprint desire

Re: debootstrap as an valuable instructioanal experience

2015-02-21 Thread Richard Owlett
Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: On 2/20/15, Richard Owlett wrote: Several months ago, when I was having problems with a very customized install, I was pointed to debootstrap as an appropriate tool. [snip] My question -- Does anyone know of a detailed (newbie oriented) writeup on using debootstrap to i

Re: debootstrap as an valuable instructioanal experience

2015-02-21 Thread Curt
On 2015-02-20, Cindy-Sue Causey wrote: >> >> I think Cindy (?) from down South was planning on writing a tutorial on >> just this hot topic (or I gather she'd be capable of it). > > If you're talking about me, I'd very much be happy to help. I've got I'm talking about you, Cindy-(Sue), because yo

Re: debootstrap as an valuable instructioanal experience

2015-02-21 Thread Cindy-Sue Causey
On 2/20/15, Richard Owlett wrote: > Several months ago, when I was having problems with a very > customized install, I was pointed to debootstrap as an > appropriate tool. I finding that it will evidently give me not > only the fine control and minimal footprint desired, but it leads > me to explo

Re: debootstrap as an valuable instructioanal experience

2015-02-20 Thread Cindy-Sue Causey
On 2/20/15, Richard Owlett wrote: > Several months ago, when I was having problems with a very > customized install, I was pointed to debootstrap as an > appropriate tool. I finding that it will evidently give me not > only the fine control and minimal footprint desired, but it leads > me to explo

Re: debootstrap as an valuable instructioanal experience

2015-02-20 Thread Cindy-Sue Causey
On 2/20/15, Curt wrote: > On 2015-02-20, Richard Owlett wrote: >> >> My question -- Does anyone know of a detailed (newbie oriented) >> writeup on using debootstrap to install a bootable Debian to a >> second partition of a drive already containing a complete default >> install? All the writeups

Re: debootstrap as an valuable instructioanal experience

2015-02-20 Thread Curt
On 2015-02-20, Richard Owlett wrote: > > My question -- Does anyone know of a detailed (newbie oriented) > writeup on using debootstrap to install a bootable Debian to a > second partition of a drive already containing a complete default > install? All the writeups I've found assume various lev

debootstrap as an valuable instructioanal experience

2015-02-20 Thread Richard Owlett
Several months ago, when I was having problems with a very customized install, I was pointed to debootstrap as an appropriate tool. I finding that it will evidently give me not only the fine control and minimal footprint desired, but it leads me to explore areas of Debian that I know less about